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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19
WISCONSIN GLEANINGS.

The potato crop in Wisconsin will be
light.
Racine is to have an overall
factory.
The water in the river at Berlin raised
six Inchos-in one night.
Monroe farmers ship cattle to Iowa for
winter keeping.
farmers institute will be held at Os-
ceola in Navember.
Cholera mOrbus is epidemic at Hazel
Green, A large number of cases are re-
ported.
Silver ore has been found near Os-
ceola.
broom factory is new industry at
Sheboygan.
A magnetic well has been discovered at
Oshkosh.
An Episcopal coolidge is talked of at
Green Bay.
The mayor of Ashland and Senator
Merrill were each fined 81 for fast driv-
ing.
Ducks and prairie chickens are being
killed at Oshkosh in violation of the state
game laws.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
tion of La Crosse allows the public to
battle at fifteen cents per head, in its new
bath rooms.
meeting of the Racine council was
broken up by the building taking fire
from an electric light wire. A panic
followed. The loss was slight.
The owners of the supposed ancient
lead mines in Door county are develop
ing them.
Racine officials have decided to invite
the presidsnt and Mr.. Cleveland to visit
that city.
Old militia officers claim that the re-
cent difficulty in the First regiment, dates
back fully three years.
Very little rain has fallen in Jackson
county for two months, and the only
vegetation that remains green is the
leaves of the trees.
Appleton kicked on the spportion-
ment of taxes by the county board and
commissioners appointed to equalize the
taxes. By this the city gained S2577,
04.
Two deaths from whooping cough have
recently occurred at Saukville, The dis
ease seems to be epidemic
William Il. Bradley, of Milwaukee, is
worth $s,o00,000. He has just founded
the town eff Toma hawk.
Notwithstanding the long continued
dreugth, carload of cucumbers for
picking, is being shipped daily from
Palmyra station.
Ths shipments of large quantities of
iron ore over the Lake Shore and North
western roads continues notwithstanding
the reported stagnation in the iron mar
kets.
On the 2nd of November the commits
sioners of public lands will sell all the
swamp and overhoved lands in Green
Lake county which have not heretofore
been offered for sale.
The Wisconsin State Cranberry as
sociation held it's annual convention a.
Mathers, Juneau county, Wednesday az
ternoon. The most authentic reports
give an estimate of about 40 per cent
an average yield.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19
Painless Regulation.

It Is no longer question of doubt-although
the contrary was once beiieved-that medicin-s
which produce violent effects are gnsuited 10
other than desperate emergencies In other
to weaken and iniure the system rather than re-
form its irregularities Among medicines OF de-
bilirating effect are cafhartlcs and ch gogues
which copIousiy and abruptly eyacuate .he bow
els Because it does not do this, Hostetter's 8
Stomach BItters is preferable to the drenching
class of purgativee Painless in its effects it is
sufficiently active to remedy chronic constipa-
ton 1t relieves by invigorating the intessines,
enables. not forces, them 70 perform the duty
imposed upon them by nature. Promoting the
secretion OF bile in normal quantities by its
healthfully stimulating effect upon the liver II is
eminently conducive TO digestion, and Contributes
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

A F1RE at Dublin, Monday, destroyed
100000 worth of property.
RooT g. HEIDMANs's fiour-milI at Elgin,
H., was entirely destroyed by fire We'd
nesday night; loss, $4,000.
The fire loss in the United States and
Canada during July were S2l,o26,5oO,
which is double the average July losses
for tho last twelve years.
Ar a crossing near Marinette, Wis.
Wednesday night, Ed. McDuff and Hugh
Mcdonald were killed by the cars.
cAvE-IN of shaft No, /, ,ssof the Ash
land mine, near Hurley, Wis, Wednesday
afternoon, killed three men and fatally
wounded fourth.
THREE men were killed and three others
fatally injured, Thursday, by falling 800
feet into the shaft of the Cleveland mine
at Ishpeming, Mich.
THE mills of NJ. d j. O'Donnel, situated
near Brigden, Ontario, were ignited by
brush fires Wednesday, and before the
flames could bs extinguished damage to
the amount of $150,000 had been done.
CHRISTIAN BAUM, of New Philadelphia,
Ohio, Wednesday attempted to rescue
his deaf son from in front of railroad
train, but the locomotive came upon him
too rapidly, and father and son were
crushed to death.
FIRE threatened the business portion
of Brazil, Ind, Monday afternoon. A
strong breeze was blowing and there was
no water, but the fire department was
successful in subduing the flames. Loss,
$500.
4THE slaughtering department and tank
room of L. NJ. Sinclair Il Co.'s packing
house at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, were bur-
ned Tuesday morning. The loss is $780,
600, with $88,000 insurance.
FOREST fires are raging around Howard
City, TGstin, Cadillac, South Boardman,
and other points in Michigan. Consider
able damage has been done to crops and
timber and fences. The flames menace
some of :he towns.
HARGARDINE, MoKITTRIoK d Co.'S build
ing in st. Louis, adjoining Bishop il
Spears peanut warehouse, which was
burned Wednesday, and which was some
what damaged in that confagration,
caught fire Thursday and collapsed.
HANNA, H., center of the great hay
market, was almost destroyed by fire,
Wednesday. The flames started from
spark from locomotive, and burned
thousands of tons of hay, hay presses
and other implements. The fire was
spreading over the town, when a heavy
rain fell, extinguishing it. The damage
was very great.
FOREST fires are raging i'll northern
Michigan and Wisconsin. A vast amount
of timber and other property has been
consumed, and many towns and villages
are in danger of destruction. Thousands
of men are fighting the flames. Unless
rain soon falls, the losses will reach an
appalling aggregate.
The great fire in Pittsburg was not
gotten under control until $3.50 Saturday
morning. The Masonic temple, Hamil-
ton block, Campbell j. Dicks carpet
warehouse, and number of tenement
houses were entirely destroyed, and
Smith Fridays nine story building ser
iously damaged by fire and water. The
aggregate loss was about 100000, well
covered by insurance. John 'Keefe, of
Allegheny, who was assisting the firemen,
fell from a neighboring roof and was ia
tally injured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19
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An Ancient Tale Reiiwcnated


The Hare and the Tortoise with apol
ogies 10 the late Asop.) There was once
a Tortoise who had read the fables of
Esop, became possessed of a desire to
try race with a Hare. Il struck him
that he could make good thing of it if
he could only find the right kind of d
Hare. After considerable trouble he sue
ceeded in arranging match such Is he
desired. He induced many of his friends
to prt up their money on the result Of
the race, and he s.aked all his own pos
sessions on his success. The day OF the
race arrived and the track was lined with
interested spectators. The word was
given, and of they started. The Tortoise
INDUCED in gniet nile as he saw the
Hare rushing along far ahead of hin,
tor ne reflected that il was about time,
according to Ksop, for the inpetuous ami
NAL to lie down and take nap. But to
his amazement and chagrin, the Hare did
not seem to feel sleepy. but kept right on
and reached the gaoa IN 2:07ls, amid yo
ciferous applause. Having won the race
the animal thus addressed the Tortoise:
"Ola man, times have changed since
Esop's day. The nineteenth century
Hare is hustler, if you will pardon the
slang. and never maps during business
hours. You want to remember that the
world moves. Moral: Keep up with the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19
LANDS EyADE TAXES.

A Superior, Wisconsin, man writes the
following letter to the st, Paul Globe:
Appropos of Congressman Wilson's
letter in yesterdays Globe, l wonder if
the people of Wiscontin are not being
similarly swindled in the matter of taxes
by large corporationsY When the state
of Wisconsin issues a patent to an in
dividuRl the land commissioner at once
notifies the clerk of the county in which
the land is situated that it may be entered
for taxation. When patent is issued
to the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
Omaha Railroad company tho county
clerk is not notified. The matter
rests until the laud is sold by the rail
road company to a citizen or private cor
poration. Then the land commissioner.
of this railroad, being apparently
vested with government authority of
some nature, reports the fact to the
county auditor. There is one patent on
record in volume IS" of deeds, of this
county, page 595, for t0,SS7 acres of land,
issued Feb. Il, 1854, and not one acre of
it has yet been reported by the proper
authorities for taxation. Reliable at
torneys inform me that there is nothing
in the pmuha's charter or grant exempt
ing this land after the patents are is
sued. IL this is true there must be col
lusion somewhere at Madison. Ii is
worth asking about, and is matter
that has been discussed more or less in
tins county during the present year.
ANTI LAND -GRABBER.
Superior, Wis, Aug. Is.
Sure enough, here is fine fel6 for
several counties in tnis state, and work
tor half hundred lawyers. 1t appears
that the law is double headed Lands
patented by the state to individuals, are
patented by the commissioners of public
lauds-the secretary of state, state treas
urer and attorney general, The county
clerks in the counties where such lands
lie are notli led by the commissioner when
such patents are issued. But lands pat.
ented 10 railways have the patents issued
by the governor. In the first case the
law requires notice to b sent to the
clerks of the counties, but in the latter
case no such notice is required. This
is because the railroad lobbyist
drew the law and purposely left
that provision out, and the Legislature
took so many passes and let the act go
through as bidden).
On the date "Anti Land Grabber" men
tions Feb. II, 1ss4)lpatents were issued to
railways for 4i4, ,3s9 acres of land, all up
in the northwestern part of the stste and
no tax has been paid on the land yet.
But Sec 1859 r. S. clearly provides a way
for collecting these taxes, yet for the
past three years, they have not been paid
and SIX or eight counties can
collect all these back taxes if the comfy
officials of these counties have any intel
ligence. Mr.. "Anti Land Grabbern
should stir up the county officials and his
county (Douglasl will have plethoric
treasury when it gets in all the taxes due
it, from the corporation of which he
speaks. But the county officials cannot
neglect their daty much longer and not
lose it or at least portion of it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19
FIGHTING THE TIEE.

And to fight the fire, there was not
drop of water and only some fifty able
bodied men, who had still presence OF
mind and nerve enough to do their duty.
The only light was the light of the burn
ing bridge. And with so much of its aid
the fifty men went to work to subdue il.
For four hours they fought like fends and
for four hours the victory hung in the
balance Earth was the only weapon with
which the foe colld be fought and so the
attempt was made to smother it out.
There was no pick Or shovel to dig it up;
no baskets or barrows to carry it in and
so in desperation they dug their fingers
down into the earth which long drouth
had baked almost as hard as stone, and
heaped the precious handfuls thus hardly
won upon the encrosching flames and
with this earthwork, built handful By
handful, kept back the foe. While this
was going on, other brave men crept un-
derneath the wrecked cars, beneath the
fire and wooden bars which held prison
ers so many precious lives, and with
o eces of beard and sometimes their hands
beat back the flames when they flashed
up alongside some unfortunate wretch
who, pinned down by a heavy beam, look
ed on heIplessly while il seemed as if his
death by fire was certain; and while the
fight was thus going on, the ears of the
workers were filed with the groans of dy-
ing men, the anguished entreaties of
those whose death seemed certain unless
the terrible blaze could be extinguished.
and the cries of those too badly hurt to care
in what manner the END was brought,
about, so only it would be quick So they
dug mp the earth with their hands, reck-
less of the blood streaming out from
broken fngernails and heaping it up into
little mounds, while al the while came the
heart-rending cry. @For Gods sake don't
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19

FoR several years the salt monufactur-
ers of Michigan have formed an associa-
tion which has had the whole manag-
ment of selling salt, making freight rates,
etc. The Sssocistion controlled all the
product of the state except about soc, 900
barrels, "but this was large enough to
start contest TO endeavor to force the
minority into the association, and prices
kept going down until several months
ago they reached soc. a barrel. The
result was that many concerns shut down,
and the business generally pa-alized.
This had the desired effect to bring the
outsiders to terms They had a meeting
few weeks ago with committee of the
association, and have now all been
brought in, with possibly one exception"
As consequence, the association an
nounces change in the selling price
from Sic. 10 zoe. per barrel.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19
PERSONALS.

t. Mast. caricsturist, is passing the
summer ct Canonicut. R. /.
Doctor Taimage is said to be the best
accrobatic bather at Bar Harbor.
A statue of President Harrison will be
unveiled at Cincinnati next year
Banker Morosini Is negotiating for the
purchase of Greystone. the late Mr.. Til
denis home.
Miss SalIie Mclean, the author of
Cape Cod Folks, has married T. L
Green, Mexican miner.
E. C. Bertrand, the author CT aGrand-
fathers Clock, recently died in Lcndon
hospital
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19
The Monster of Skif Lake .

The famous land-locked sea serpent
which has long been said to inhabit the
depths of Skif lake was seen during the
past week by at least three reputable eye
witnesses, disporting itself on the bosom
of the lake. According to one of tbs wit
nesses the serpent appeared to be f.bout
thirty feet in length. At times he lay on
the surface, and then again he would
slough through the water at frighttul
rate of speed, lashing the water into foam
with his head and tail. His course lay of
AcMullen's landing toward Northcote
island, distance of three miles, during
which he was plainly visible 20 .he men
on the hill overlooking the lake. They
watched his movements with the keenest
curiosity until an intervening island cut
him out Of their sight. This is at least
the third appearance of this singuIar rep
tile. On former occasion it was seen
by a respectable farmer, James McMulien,
and his wife, who reside by the side of
the lake. Mr.. McMullen rowed over it,
when it lifted its head and part of its
body out of water in a menacing manner.
Whatever it may be, the existence of such
a reptile in Ski6 Lake can no ionge ber de-
MED.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19

The governor of Colorado has called
upon the president for federal troops to
ouell the Ute Indians, who are out after
the summer catch of scalps. The re-
quest has been turned over to Gen.
Crook and few companies of troops
have been sent TO the vicinity of the
reservation to enforce peace.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19

SENATOR DAWES, of Massachusetts, has
just completed thirty years of service in
Congress- Although 20 years old, he is IN
fine health and vigor, and looks much
younger. He has always been hard
worker, but it isn't commonly hard work
that kills men,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19

tlLw'UEtE, Aug. 15.-wheLt CgA for seller
cash; 'O3s fer seller September; 1l5S for seller
October. Corr Dull; No. 3, 41A. ga s-steady ;
No. white, s98. Rye Quiet; No. l. 45lE
b riley Weak; e1I6 for seller September. Pro
visions Quiet. Pork-i4 50 for seller August
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19

A BOARD of five examiners has been
appointed by Secretary Whitney, for the
purpose of examining plans furnished by
the Burrow Ship-building company, of
London, England, for the construction of
a battle-ship Of about 5000 tons displace-
ment authorized, by congress, and re-
porting to the department the probable
cost exclusive of armament.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19
THE Scotch yacht Thistle arrived at
New York early Tuesday morning.
SENATOR R1DpLEBERGER, is still in jail.
His rescurers will doubtless be convicted.

THE preliminary examination, at Mil
waukee, of Simon Heckler and Paul
Grottkau, on the charge of criminal
libel, brought by Leo Waterman, re-
suited in the discharge of both defend
ants.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19
WASHINGTON.

THK free delivery system has been Or
dsrsd to be established at GAINESVILLE, Wis,
the services to commence Oct. /.
The application received at the treas
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19

COMPLETE returns from all the coun-
ties in the state of Kentucky, received at
the office of the secretary of state, give
Buckner a majority of 17,o15 over Brad
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19

SENATOR RIDDLEBERGER returned to jail
Monday morning. A motion made IN the
court to release him was denied by Judge
Newman
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19

let Us burn to DEATH" But, finally the
yistory was Won, the fire was put out af-
ter four hours of endeavor, and as its last
sparks died away. light came up in the
east to take their place and dawn came
upon scene of horror.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19

The wheat crop of the year, reported
in Bradstreets, together with estimated
wheat to begin the year of 71,9O5,00o
bushels, is winter wheat 270,O00,0Oo bush
els and spring wheat 154 100000 to 160,-
100000 bushels, making the total supply
of the new crop +2+ 100000 to 4So, ,00e, 900
bushels; with reserves July 1, 1887, this
gives total supply of 496,0O0,000 to
50o,0oo,000 bushels, of which 100000
bushels may be set aside as permanent
reserve. This would leave 456, 100000 to
46o,oOo,00o bushels for domestic coz
sumption for all purposes and for export
The domestic consumption, including
seed, manufactures and food for 81, ,676, ,9S4
population on June 80, 1887, in the coun-
try is placed at s45, 5,Ooo, 900 bushels, which
leaves an available export surplus of Ill.,
100000 to 115,ooo, 900 bushels. OF this
last amount, there has already been ex-
ported of wheat and flour &c, ,ooo, 900 bush
els, leaving still for export not more than
9o,oOo,oo
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19

Old lady (in drug storsJ to small boy
ssWhat am to take this medicine in, SON.
nyr, Sonny-1Take it In your mouth,
mum Tain't to be rubbed on"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19
APPALLING SCENES.

It lacked but five minutes to midnight.
Down in the ditch lay the second engi-
neer, McClintock, dead, and Fireman
Apologize badly injured. On top were
piled three Baggage cars, one on top of
another, like child's toy block house
after he had swept it with his hand. Then
came the six day coaches. They were
telescoped as cars never were before, and
three of them were pressed into Just
space enough for one. The second car
had mounted off its trucks, crashed
through the car ahead of it, crushing the
woodwork aside like tinder and lay there
resting on the tops of the seats, while
every passenger in the front car was
lying dead and dying underneath. Out
of that car but four people came alive.
On top of the second car lay the third,
and although the latter did not cover its
bearer as completely as the one beneath,
its bottom was smeared with the blood
of its victims. The other cars were not
SO badly crushed, but they were broken
and twisted in every conceivable way and
every crushed timber and beam repre-
sented crushed human frame and a
broken bone.
Instantly the air was filled with the
cries of the wounded and the shrieks of
those about TO die. The groans of men;
the screams of women united to make an
appalling sound, and above ali could be
heard the agonizing cries of little child
rem as in some instances they lay pinned
alongside of their parents. And there
was another terrible danger yet to be
met. The bridge was still burning and
the wrecked cars were resting on and
around the fiercely burning timbers.
Everywhere in the wreck were wounded
and unhurt men, women and children
whose lives could be saved if they could
be gotten out, but whose death, and death
in a most terrible form, was certain if
the twisted wood of the broken cars
caught fire.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19

The secretary of the navy has awarded
the contracts for the construction of five
new naval vessels, for which bids were
opened recently. Cramp Sons have
secured the contract to build two; the
Union Steel works, o San Francisco, one,
and N. +. Palmer, Jr., l. Co., of New
York Loschs assignee), have secured
two. The bii of the Union Iron works
for cruiser No. five was $4,000 over that
of Cramp Sons. The secretary left to
the president to decide whether the bid
of the Union Iron works was fair price
for the work. The president made re-
ply in which he stated that the difference
would not more than cover the difference
against the Pacific coast of the cost of
necessary transportation, and the bid
not being in excess of the fair cost of a
ship he directed the award to be made to
the California firm in accordance with
the instruction of congress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19

The election to fill the vacant parlia-
mentary seat for the Northwich division
of Cheshire was held on Saturday and
tke Gladstonean candidate, Mr.. j. Tom
linson Drummer, was elected. Mr.. Brunner
received 5,112 votes against 1898 cast for
Lord Henry Grovesnor the unionist can
didate. In the previous election for this
seat, Mr.. Brunner was defeated by Rob
ert Verdin, the liberal unionist candidate,
who received 4,4l6 votes against 3,758
cast for Mr.. Drummer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19

A BONANZA TO HOMESTEAD SETTLERS.
The long letter of Secretary Lamar to
the commissioner of the general land
Office revoking the order of withdrawal
of lands from homestead settlement Is so
thoroughly sound and honest that it Is
cheerful TO read it. The opening of these
lands to homesteaders is bonanza to
them as ii opens tract of land to set
tiers as large as the state of Wisconsin,
which has been held for years by one
railway corporation. If the democratic
administration goes on in its good work
it will not be in power four years
without restoring to the public domain
and to homestead settlers enough land to
supply the country with homestead lands
for u quarter of a century at least. This
one order of the secretary Of the interior
will be hailed with delight by tens of
thousands of poor people who have been
for years wrongf fully kept off of land they
should have had the right to settle upon,
by greedy land grabbers. 1t begins to
look as if the country really had a gov
ernment for the people again.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19

Some of General Grants funeral ex-
penses, chargeable to the government,
are sfill unpaid.